January 13 » Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.
May 8 » The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
June 27 » The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia.
August 12 » The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.
August 25 » Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are killed by a Turkish mob in Heraklion, Greece.
November 10 » Beginning of the Wilmington insurrection of 1898, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history.
Day of marriage December 31, 1924
The temperature on December 31, 1924 was between 2.0 °C and 8.1 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 4.2 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
February 12 » George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
April 8 » Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
April 15 » Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas.
August 28 » The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
September 9 » Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
November 27 » In New York City, the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
Day of death August 2, 1950
The temperature on August 2, 1950 was between 10.3 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 14.6 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
January 13 » Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
January 31 » Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman announces a program to develop the hydrogen bomb.
March 12 » The Llandow air disaster kills 80 people when the aircraft they are travelling in crashes near Sigingstone, Wales. At the time this was the world's deadliest air disaster.
May 5 » Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King of Thailand.
June 3 » Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
November 17 » Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the 14th Dalai Lama.
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